The Department of Culture Media and Sport have just announced a proposal to exempt small live music events from the Licensing Act 2003. Your input to this consultation is vital, if it is to succeed in finally freeing grass roots live music in England and Wales from the red tape which continues to strangle it.   

http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/consultations/6499.aspx

The Government have ignored previous reccomendations for the exemption to apply in premises with a safe capaicity of less than 200
and are proposing only a figure of 100. They have indicated that should the consultation show support for the higher figure, this may be considered.

There will be considerable opposition to even this modest proposal.

Please contribute to this process and inform others? Many Thanks